A chemist needs 150 milliliters of a 26% solution but has only 14% and 74% solutions available. Find how many milliliters of each that should be mixed to get the desired solution.

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anonymous · Answer

omg i forgot this like idk i have been studying math too long that i forgot the easy stuff give me a few minutes to work on this

anonymous · Answer

@rld613 yeah you can do it

anonymous · Answer

.14x+.74y=150(.26)
omg i cant believe that i forgot this like i showed my friend the problem and he told me to use x and y idk what went wrong with me

anonymous · Answer

that is the equation. Sorry i cant solve it for u cuz i just realized i lost my calculator

anonymous · Answer

thank you :)

anonymous · Answer

ummm if u want we can use a system of equations
x+y=150
.14x+.74y=150(.26)
u can use whichever way it is easier for u to solve

anonymous · Answer

i got it right @samjordon

anonymous · Answer

YAY

anonymous · Answer

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that is in this mixture their would be 4 parts of 14% and 1 part of 74%